Aerostar S-77A N52461
3 June 2003 · Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 June 2003 at about 01:07 local time, a Aerostar S-77A registered N52461 was involved in an accident near Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States. 9 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.8444, -92.9431
- Aircraft
- Aerostar S-77A
- Registration
- N52461
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakeland → Cottage Grove
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA147
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A passenger was seriously injured during a hard landing in a balloon ride . The pilot released a line to his chase crew, who were unsuccessful in slowing the balloon down. The pilot then climbed to clear obstacles and deployed the parachute top vent to descend onto a baseball field. The pilot deployed the aero chute vent during flare. The balloon bounced three to four times before stopping.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerostar S-77A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2002 | Aerostar S-77A | Custer, South Dakota, United States | Scott E, Nash | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2000 | Aerostar S-77A | River Falls, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2000 | Aerostar S-77A | Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2008 | Aerostar S-77A | Boulder, Colorado, United States | Tommy Cederlund | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1996 | Aerostar S-77A | Tucson, Arizona, United States | HOT Air Expeditions, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1995 | Aerostar S-77A | Davis, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2003 | Smith RANS S-7 | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172N | Foley, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Mar 2003 | Aero Commander 500-B | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cirrus SR-22 | Hill City, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 172S | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Nov 2003 | Saab-Scania SAAB 340B | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Mesaba Airlines Inc. | No injuries | - |